Deborah Batts

Deborah A. Batts
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
April 13, 2012 – February 3, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
May 9, 1994 – April 13, 2012
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Owen
Succeeded byVernon S. Broderick
Personal details
BornDeborah Anne Batts
(1947-04-13)April 13, 1947
DiedFebruary 3, 2020(2020-02-03) (aged 72)
Spouse
Gwen Zornberg
(m. 2011)
Children2
EducationRadcliffe College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
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Deborah Anne Batts (April 13, 1947 – February 3, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. During Gay Pride Week in June 1994, Batts was sworn in as a United States district judge for Manhattan, becoming the nation's first openly LGBT federal judge. She took senior status on her 65th birthday, April 13, 2012.